Visa requirements for Belarusian citizens are administrative entry restrictions imposed on citizens of Belarus by the authorities of other states.
Belarusian citizens in other countries also can benefit from the mobility rights arrangements within the Commonwealth of Independent States and the rules of the single market of the Eurasian Economic Union.
As of 2024, Belarusian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 81 countries and territories, ranking the Belarusian passport 61st in the world according to the Henley Passport Index.[1]
Visa requirements for Belarusian citizens were lifted (unilaterally or bilaterally, for the first time or repeatedly (in which case, the date of the last cancellation of visas is given) by Cuba 10 March 1999, Turkey (29 April 2013), Serbia 10 August 2013, Brazil (25 November 2016), Argentina (19 May 2017), China (10 August 2018), Saint Kitts and Nevis (23 June 2019), Montenegro (5 August 2019), Albania (15 July 2020), United Arab Emirates (16 January 2021).
Country | Visa requirement | Allowed stay | Notes (excluding departure fees) | |
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Afghanistan | ||||
Albania | 30 days |
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Algeria | ||||
Andorra | ||||
Angola | ||||
Antigua and Barbuda | 180 days | |||
Argentina | 90 days |
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Armenia | 180 days |
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Australia | [2] |
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Austria | ||||
Azerbaijan | 90 days |
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Bahamas | 3 months |
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Bahrain | 14 days |
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Bangladesh | 30 days | |||
Barbados | 28 days | |||
Belgium | ||||
Belize |
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[3] | 30 days |
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Bhutan | [4] | |||
30 days[5] | ||||
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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Botswana | [6] | 3 months | ||
Brazil | 90 days | |||
Bulgaria | ||||
Burkina Faso | [7] | |||
Burundi |
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Cambodia | [8] | 30 days | ||
Cameroon | [9] | |||
Canada | [10] | |||
Cape Verde | 90 days |
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Central African Republic | ||||
Chad | ||||
Chile | ||||
30 days |
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Colombia | [13] | |||
Comoros | 45 days |
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[14] | 7 days | |||
Costa Rica | ||||
Cote d'Ivoire | [15] | 3 months |
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Croatia | ||||
Cuba | 30 days | |||
Cyprus | ||||
Czech Republic | ||||
Djibouti | [16] | 90 days | ||
Dominica | 21 days | |||
Dominican Republic | ||||
Ecuador | 90 days | |||
Egypt | [17] | 1 month |
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El Salvador | ||||
Equatorial Guinea | [18] | |||
Eritrea | ||||
Estonia | ||||
Ethiopia | 90 days | |||
Fiji | [19] | |||
Finland | ||||
Gabon | [20] | 30 days |
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Gambia | ||||
Georgia | 1 year | |||
Germany | ||||
Ghana | ||||
Greece | ||||
Grenada |
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Guatemala |
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Guinea | [21] | 90 days | ||
Guinea-Bissau | 90 days | |||
Guyana |
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Haiti | 3 months | |||
Honduras |
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Hungary | ||||
Iceland | ||||
India | 30 days | |||
Indonesia | 30 days[22] | |||
15 days | ||||
Iraq | [23] | |||
Ireland |
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Israel | 90 days | |||
Italy | ||||
Jamaica | 30 days |
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Japan | ||||
Jordan | [25] |
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Kazakhstan | 90 days |
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Kenya | [26] | 90 days |
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Kiribati | ||||
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Kuwait | ||||
Kyrgyzstan | 90 days | |||
30 days | ||||
Latvia | ||||
Lebanon | 1 month |
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Lesotho | [28] |
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Liberia | ||||
Libya | [29] | |||
Liechtenstein | ||||
Lithuania | ||||
Luxembourg | ||||
Madagascar | 60 days | |||
Malawi | [30] | 90 days | ||
Malaysia | 30 days | |||
Maldives | 30 days | |||
Mali | ||||
Malta | ||||
Marshall Islands | ||||
Mauritania | 30 days |
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Mauritius | 60 days | |||
Mexico |
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30 days | ||||
90 days |
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Monaco | ||||
Mongolia | 90 days | |||
Montenegro | 30 days | |||
Morocco |
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Mozambique | [31] | 30 days | ||
Myanmar | [32] | 28 days | ||
Namibia | 3 months | |||
Nauru |
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Nepal | 90 days[33] |
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New Zealand |
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Nicaragua | 90 days | |||
Niger | ||||
Nigeria | [36] | 90 days | ||
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Norway | ||||
Oman | 14 days |
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Pakistan | [37] | 90 days | ||
Palau | 30 days | |||
Panama | 90 days | |||
Papua New Guinea | [38] | 60 days | ||
Paraguay | ||||
Peru | 90 days | |||
Philippines | ||||
Poland | ||||
Portugal | ||||
Qatar |
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Romania | ||||
Rwanda | [41] | 30 days | ||
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 30 days | |||
Saint Lucia |
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3 month | |||
Samoa | 60 days | |||
San Marino | ||||
[42] | ||||
Saudi Arabia |
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Senegal | ||||
Serbia | 30 days | |||
Seychelles | [43] | 3 months | ||
Sierra Leone | [44] | 3 months | ||
Singapore | ||||
Slovakia | ||||
Slovenia | ||||
Solomon Islands | ||||
Somalia | 30 days | |||
South Africa | [47] | |||
[48] | 30 days |
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Spain | ||||
Sri Lanka | [49] | 60 days / 30 days | ||
Sudan | ||||
Suriname | [50] | 90 days | ||
Sweden | ||||
Switzerland | ||||
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Tajikistan | Unlimited | |||
[51] | 90 days | |||
15 days | ||||
Timor-Leste | 30 days | |||
Togo | [52] | 15 days |
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Tonga | [53] | |||
Trinidad and Tobago | ||||
Tunisia | 3 months |
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Turkey | 30 days |
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Turkmenistan | ||||
Tuvalu | 1 month | |||
Uganda | [54] | 3 months | ||
Ukraine | 90 days |
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United Arab Emirates | 90 days |
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United Kingdom | ||||
United States | ||||
Uruguay | ||||
Uzbekistan | Unlimited | |||
Vanuatu | 30 days | |||
90 days |
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45 days |
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Yemen | ||||
Zambia | [56] | 90 days | ||
Zimbabwe | 30 days |
Visa requirements for Belarusian citizens for visits to various territories, disputed areas and restricted zones:
Visitor to | Visa requirement | Notes (excluding departure fees) | |
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Europe | |||
[57] | 14 days | ||
Mount Athos | Special permit required (4 days: 25 euro for Orthodox visitors, 35 euro for non-Orthodox visitors, 18 euro for students). There is a visitors' quota: maximum 100 Orthodox and 10 non-Orthodox per day and women are not allowed.[58] [59] | ||
[60] | |||
UN Buffer Zone in Cyprus | [61] | Access Permit is required for travelling inside the zone, except Civil Use Areas. | |
Gibraltar | |||
Jan Mayen | Permit issued by the local police required for staying for less than 24 hours[62] and permit issued by the Norwegian police for staying for more than 24 hours.[63] | ||
[64] | Visa is not required for holders of valid travel documents issued by EU Member and Schengen States, United States of America, Canada, Australia and Japan based on the 1951 Convention on Refugee Status or the 1954 Convention on the Status of Stateless Persons, as well as holders of valid travel documents for foreigners (max. 15 days stay) [163] | ||
[65] [66] | Three day prior notification required. | ||
Svalbard | [67] | ||
[68] [69] | Registration required after 24h. | ||
Africa | |||
British Indian Ocean Territory | [70] | Special permit required. | |
Eritrea (outside Asmara) | [71] | To travel in the rest of the country, a Travel Permit for Foreigners is required (20 Eritrean nakfa) | |
[72] [73] | [74] | ||
[75] [76] | |||
[77] | Permission to land required for 15/30 pounds sterling (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 pounds sterling for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands. | ||
(Western Sahara controlled territory) | Undefined visa regime | ||
[78] [79] | 30 days for 30 USD, payable on arrival | ||
Asia | |||
Hong Kong | 30 days[80] | ||
India PAP/RAP | Protected Area Permit (PAP) required for all of Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram and parts of Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Uttarakhand. Restricted Area Permit (RAP) required for all of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep and parts of Sikkim. Some of these requirements are occasionally lifted for a year.[81] [82] [83] [84] [85] | ||
Macao | 30 days | ||
Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed. | |||
Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province | OIVR permit required (15+5 Tajikistani Somoni) and another special permit (free of charge) is required for Lake Sarez.[86] [87] [88] | ||
Tibet Autonomous Region | Tibet Travel Permit required (10 US Dollars).[89] [90] [91] | ||
Korean Demilitarized Zone | Restricted zone. | ||
UNDOF Zone and Ghajar | Restricted zone. | ||
Caribbean and North Atlantic | |||
Anguilla | |||
Aruba | |||
Bermuda | |||
Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba | |||
Cayman Islands | |||
French Guiana | |||
French West Indies | |||
Montserrat | |||
Puerto Rico | |||
Turks and Caicos Islands | |||
Oceania | |||
American Samoa | |||
Ashmore and Cartier Islands | Special authorisation required.[92] | ||
Clipperton Island | Special permit required.[93] | ||
Cook Islands | [94] | 31 days | |
French Polynesia | |||
Guam | |||
Niue | [95] | 30 days | |
[96] [97] [98] | 14 days visa free and landing fee 35 USD or tax of 5 USD if not going ashore. | ||
Tokelau | [99] | ||
United States Minor Outlying Islands | Special permits required for Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, Palmyra Atoll and Wake Island.[100] [101] [102] [103] [104] [105] [106] | ||
South Atlantic and Antarctica | |||
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).[107] [108] | ||
Antarctica | Special permits required for,,, Australian Antarctic Territory, Chilean Antarctic Territory, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Peter I Island, Queen Maud Land, Ross Dependency.[109] [110] [111] [112] [113] [114] [115] [116] [117] [118] [119] [120] |
Until 1 January 2008, Belarusian citizens had to apply for permission stamps in their passports in order to cross Belarusian borders. Permission stamps were only issued if there were no specific legal restrictions for their travel.
In 2002, the Constitutional Court of Belarus stated in its decision that permission stamps were not constitutional. The Council of Ministers was ordered to propose a different kind of a citizen border control before 1 January 2006.
The decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus dated 17 December 2007 finally abolished permission stamps.